Flight Safety Australia

September - October 2004 - Vol 8 No 5

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Cover story

Close call at Coffs Harbour - A King Air narrowly avoids disaster.

What went wrong?

One point landing - Not a good look.

Deep trouble - Chopper takes a dive.

Shaking all over - Pilots shudder to think about engine cracks.

Flying Ops

Top of the charts - Titles on IAL charts are changing.

Gone troppo - Wind, heat and rain. And much more rain.

Classic reprint

Overdue 172 - A survivor's story.

The right stuff

Maximum performance - Skilled handling in a difficult situation.

Airworthiness

Keep it simple stupid - Sometimes the simplest solution is best.

Also:

The trouble with turbines

ADs & AACs

Cutting edge

Moon trek - A nuclear powered journey to Jupiter's icy moons.

Also:

Cutting edge developments

Safety Rules

This issues safety rules information includes:

  • Another spanner in the works?
  • Senseless chainsaw passenger.
  • Briefs

ATSB supplement

Australian Transport Safety Bureau

  • Circuit airprox
  • Toowoomba accident claims four lives
  • Safety briefs

Regulars

Readback - Flak and flattery
Flight notes - Developments in aviation safety
Short Final - Out there – Americans made the first small step in ultralight design but Australians ran with it.

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